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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Rescued Foals Warm The Hearts Of Volunteers At Pure Thoughts

In Loxahatchee Groves, 40 horses and a mule named Sal have banded with five dogs, three goats, two camelids and some humans on a rescue mission. A mission at Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue where, at the end of the...

ITID Board Agrees On Format For Executive Director Interviews

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors scheduled Wednesday, May 29 to interview candidates for a new district manager, which they renamed “executive director” to clear up confusion. The new executive director would take on administrative duties of the...

ITID To Hold Public Hearing May 1 On Next Year’s Budget

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, May 1 to hold its first public hearing on the budget for fiscal year 2019-20. “At this point, there are no proposed increases,” ITID President Betty Argue told the...

Indian Trail Workshop Considers Changes In Staff Benefits

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors wrestled with its organizational and salary-range chart at a workshop Wednesday, April 17, trying to keep staff salaries and benefits competitive, so it does not lose experienced staff in a competitive...

FPL, ITID Discuss Plans For Solar Farm At Iota Carol

Florida Power & Light representatives presented plans to build a solar farm on the Iota Carol property to the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, April 17. The Iota Carol property, almost entirely surrounded by the GL...

Indian Trail Striving To Make District’s Web Site ADA-Compliant

The Indian Trail Improvement District’s first effort at a scheduled broadcast of its new Americans with Disabilities Act-friendly meeting with closed captions was held Wednesday night. It is part of a program that includes an ADA-compliant web site. While the...

Palms West Celebrates New Children’s Oncology Unit

On Thursday, April 11, Palms West Hospital hosted an open house to celebrate its newly remodeled pediatric wing, including the hospital’s new children’s oncology unit. The new program includes accreditation of the Children’s Oncology Group and solidifies the hospital’s...

Sharply Divided Lox Council Selects Robert Shorr As Mayor

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council chose Robert Shorr as the town’s new mayor last week after several rounds of nominations, plenty of arguing and voting that resulted in stalemates. Shorr is the first mayor that the town has had since...

ALA Discusses Plans For New Church In The Acreage

At a meeting on Tuesday, April 9, members of the Acreage Landowners’ Association Board of Directors expressed concern about plans by Connect Church to build a new worship center at the southeast corner of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road and...

Groves Council Reviews Upcoming Development Applications

Planning Consultant Jim Fleischmann reviewed several items last week that will be coming before the newly configured Loxahatchee Groves Town Council in the near future, including development applications requesting to add retail uses to an existing application for office...

ITID Board OKs Move For Manager To Run Operations

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week approved a lateral move of District Manager Rob Robinson to a more field-related position while the board searches for a manager with more administrative experience. At its Wednesday, March 27...

Groves Town Council Agrees To Strip And Rebuild Its Web Site

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council this week agreed to strip its web page of its documents and videos until the site can be made compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, at the Tuesday, April 2 meeting, the...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...